Photo credit Strandbeests, the fascinating creatures built by artist Theo Jansen are coming to the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in September. These sculptures move of their own accord and, as PEM puts it, “blur the lines between art and science, sculpture and performance.” I won’t …
The Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University is hosting “The New Tour: Innovations in Place-Based Storytelling,” a two-day conference to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with designing and implementing place-based tours. The conference is free and open to all. To …
Are you a proud Massachusetts museum supporter? Help NEMA plan our celebration of Massachusetts Museums Day. Last year’s event in Rhode Island was a great success, and we want to fill the State House on October 7 with people, displays, and good cheer to show our …
On Wednesday, July 8, Historic New England and Suffolk University are hosting a movie premiere and discussion on the new documentary, Haymarket. Below is more information on this free event (who doesn’t love free?), but it does require that you reserve a ticket. The program starts at 7:30 PM …
#MuseumWorkersSpeak, one of the results of the rouge session on museum activism at AAM’s Atlanta conference this year, is meeting up in metro-Boston for the first time on Wednesday, June 24th, from 6:30 to 8:30. The group conversation and potluck is at 17 Tudor St, …
We normally think of eating/drinking and museums as mutually exclusive, but here’s a couple of fun, local events this week that put that idea to rest: For “Historic Beer in a Historic Place,” the Old State House is hosting Blue Hills Brewery for a chance …